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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Flight Memorabilia [Piloty]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2019.0041
- Creators:
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Piloty, Elisabeth, b. 1924
- Dates:
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1951
- Languages:
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This collection is inGermanandEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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0.02 Cubic feet1 oversized folder
- Repository:
This collection consists of memorabilia relating to Elisabeth Piloty's flight aboard a Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser from Frankfurt, Germany to New York in August 1951.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of memorabilia relating to Elisabeth Piloty's flight aboard a Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser from Frankfurt, Germany to New York in August 1951. The items, many of which are mounted on scrapbook pages that measure approximately 12 inches by 10 inches, include brochures on the aircraft as well as one on U. S. Customs procedures; a time zone calculator; photographs taken in New York City; and a handwritten account (in German) by Piloty about her travels. Some translation has been provided by the donor.
Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
In August 1951, Elisabeth Piloty (b. 1924) traveled from Munich, Germany to San Antonio, Texas to marry Sergeant First Class (SFC) John T. Anderson, who she had met at the U. S. Army's 98th General Hospital in Munich. After traveling to Frankfurt, Piloty departed for New York on a Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser. After arriving in New York and spending some time sightseeing there, Piloty made her way to Greensboro, North Carolina where she was met by her sister and her future mother-in-law and husband to be.
Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Susan Stilley, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0041
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2019.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Flight Memorabilia [Piloty], NASM.2019.0041, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Airlines | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ephemera | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Diaries | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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